I grew up in the Chevy Chase / Friendship Heights / Tenlytown area of Washington DC, and my parents still live there. We just went down for the Christmas holiday and my mom insisted we check out the new Wilson Aquatic Center over by the Tenlytown stop on the DC metro with Cameron. During the summer Cameron really loved swimming at our little local pool on Clermont, so I thought it was worth a try… I had even saved a few swim diapers in anticipation of our trip.
The Wilson Aquatic Center is brand new and is very family friendly. They have family locker rooms with plenty of room for a few kids and parents to change. Each locker room has its own shower, toilet, seat, sink, and diaper changing area. There is an amazing “beach pool” that has a entrance like the beach (goes from 0 depth to a few feet) with some cool water jets and buckets that fill and drain. This is a great area for babies. There are basketball hoops, kickboards, and other floating things the kids can play with. The life guards are very attentinve. There is also an area for the parents to swim lap in the beach pool, as well as a seperate “therapy pool” (big hot tub) and gigantic lap pool with diving boards (this was a little advanced for us!)
The beach pool with water jets and other fun stuff
Cameron checks out the main pool from above
For all the moms out there in the Washington DC area, or who will be visiting, you must check out the Wilson Aquatic Center! It is FREE to DC residents, and 4$ per adult for non residents. Be sure to bring your ID with you.
It was so much fun! You can be sure we will be back next time we visit DC. By the way, if you are wondering where you can get swim diapers in the middle of winter, check out Diapers.com or Amazon – they both have them in stock.
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